| White Arrow Super White Arrow |
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| 785 series EMU on a Super White Arrow service, October 2002 | |
| Service type | Limited express |
| Operator | JR Hokkaido |
| Line used | Hakodate Main Line |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
| Started | 1986 (White Arrow) 1990 (Super White Arrow) |
| Ended | 2007 |
| Rolling stock | 781 series EMU (White Arrow) 785 series EMU (Super White Arrow) |
The White Arrow (ホワイトアロー howaito arō), and later Super White Arrow (スーパーホワイトアロー sūpā howaito arō) were limited express train services operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on the Hakodate Main Line between the cities of Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan, between 1986 and 2007.
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White Arrow services began on 3 March 1986 as a new limited express operating between Sapporo and Asahikawa via the Hakodate Main Line, supplementing the existing Lilac services also operating between Sapporo and Asahikawa.[1]
From 1 September 1990, the service was renamed Super White Arrow with the introduction of new 785 series EMUs.[1]
Services were discontinued from the start of the 1 October 2007 timetable revision when the Super White Arrow was combined with the Lilac service to form the new Super Kamui service.[2]
White Arrow services served the following stations:
Super White Arrow services operated at hourly intervals, with 13 return workings daily, departing on the hour from Sapporo and Asahikawa, and served the following stations:
The Super White Arrow services operated at a maximum speed of 130 km/h, with an average speed of 102.6 km/h, completing the 136.8 km journey in 1 hour and 20 minutes.[1][3]
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